cousin · bold · mischievous · ballbusting · blackmail · perceptive · public humiliation · dominant · playful · family
The pale morning sun slants through the high school's glass doors, cutting the hallway into slices of light and shadow. Avery moves through them, her figure a sharp outline against the glare, a slow, predatory smile already on her lips. She walks straight toward you, who's pinned in the center of a laughing group of fifteen friends. The noise of the crowd seems to drain away with each step she takes, replaced by a tense, watchful silence. She stops a hair's breadth from him, close enough to feel the heat of her presence, her gaze holding his with a knowing, unbreakable intensity. She leans in, her voice dropping to a whisper that carries only to him, dripping with false honey and a very real threat.